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V ' . CorTtsponttnit of the London Post.' Lonpon, 1st Jatakt, 1842. You will no ! u;bt bo surprised al the appointment of Lord Aslibnrton m ipwiil envoy to adjust the difficul tins with our government, but whether Sir Robert Peel desires war" peace' this is on his part a wise measure.' Great Britain is in a crisis. . By t'te aid f radical, and even chartist votes, the lo ries are i.ow in power, and you will see, from the papers I send you, lltat the whigs, radicals, and chartists are all in favor of a mollification of the j ' corj) fs, ami that there is alrong party for an entire "repeal of them; that the manufacturers loot auxionsly to the United States for a market; that, tire laborers look" there ToTbfead rand thai the chartists look there for political sympathy. Add W these that ilia Times, the organ of the to. ry party, has announced that O'Oonnell and his " repeal association must be put down by law, if I the law is strong enough, and that if it is not, it ' must be made strong enoujli- and you will see that a war with America would be followed by a loss of power, until it is first rendered popular. In the uce of these elements, it is important for Sir Robert Peel to make an impression that he not only makes the first advances for peace, but ' that we hare rclussd to meet htm in the same ' epiriL By sending Laid Ashburton, Sir Robert is enabled to demand more and to yield less than ' he could have done' if the special mission had 1 originated in the United States instead of Eng- land. " The i mpressioaliere is, that the right of search is to constitute the difficulty. 1 do not think sq. My opinion is, that a great noise is made about this to enable great Britain to cover her real pur. poses on the Pacific.''..;:.;,' ....v-; Look at her. It was but yesterday she asked i rtennission to cut logwood on the coast of the Baliie. She at first did not know the real own er, and then ahe resolved that, as eho could not tell whether the right was in Spain or Yucatan, she would retain possession ot the territory her- r- self. . " ' -i ' ' V - -We next hear that the commandant of this settlement had purchased the territory of an la- dian, and that a vessel with a military force had " sailed to the mouth of the river J uan,- to take possession iu the name of the British govern - men, and that, finding the local government tin T v willing to acknowledge the authority of this In- - dian chief, the British force bad seized the com mandant, and, if I remember correctly, carried him in irons to the Balize, It so happened that certain British, then on a trading expedition in the interior, were arrested as hostages. Now v what is tlie course of the British" nation! - The Lon ' " don Press gives us to understand that immediate step have been taken to enforce the release of . the hostages, but nothing is eaid about releasing " i the commandant so illegally arrested and carriei V into captivity. r Nov-' Instead of this we are told that one ler , miniiion of tjie new line of the West India alea " mers is to be at Chargrcs, and the Herald, a high "tory paper, tells us th&t a communication :, will soon be opened across tho isthmus to Panama, and that the intercourse With the British posses- . ' eiom in the South Australia will be by this roote. Now when I look at tho map and find that the . rhef St Juan connects the lake Nicaragua with t ; the Caribbean sea.and that it is no doubt the cheap- eat and best rouiejbr a canal or or railway across 'hs isxhraus.sl cannot but see somethings more than, accident in the combination of events so aus. - jncously conspiring to putGreat Britain in pos t Bcssion of the Pacific Ocean. And when I re ' member that whale ships are tho real nur- aeries of our hardy seamen,' ami that our, real battle with England will bo for the mastery of the ocean, I cannot believe that the barren right of search, or the barren rocks of Maine, valuable at the latter may be as a road to Canada, will weigh 0 feather when compared to the ocenpa- lion of the Columbia, Thiais apart from the fur trade and the control which that gives her over ; the Indians of the Rocky Mountains.-" " I am sensible that great lress will be laid oh 4 ' the right of search and the sufferings of the poor 1 African will be used to employ the public mind 1 here, but rest assured that -the real bone of con tention will be the Oregon. ,; It is to bo hoped that those charged with onr interests will insist , , ort a settlement of all the points of difficulty, and that tlie interest of Nantucket and New Bedford , may not be overlooked. . . Gne important feature in this mission' njay be the introduction of British manufactures into the United Stales in exchange for American flour. v threat hopes are entertained here that Lord Asn . ' burton's extensive information on all commercial subjects mav lead to some favorable arrangement. . f If so, it will bind the two countries more closely ; . together, aud greatly advance our prosperity , THE MISSION FROM ENGLAND. , . The appointment of Lord Ashbnrton, (the well known Alexander Baring,) is thus noticed in the National Intelligencer. The news brought by the late arrival from Liverpool of Urn appointment of Lord Ashburton " oii a Special Mission to the United States, - said in the papers to be with a view to the discussion and settlement here of the vexed questions con cerning the Northeastern Boundary, aud the right or search, is full of interest- Lord Ashburton conies, we presume from what we understand of the diplomatic osuage of. the - British Government, either to supersede the pres- - ent Minisser Mr. Fox, in his Mission which is not at all probable or as ad adjunct to Mr. Fox, with m view to the special objeets above referred - to. ' It i not at all likely that Lord .Ashburton -will be tlie bearer f any commission indepen- i dent of the Resident British Miuister Plenipoten tiary. ;;As to the intimation, which we sea is thrown out, that his visit to the United Slates has nnv diplomatic relation, in llm mihiect of State Debts field in Great Britain, such an idea is pre cluded by the consideration, well understood by v British Ministers and Statesmen, that the United Ktates can excercise no authority, nor of course entertain any negotiation, having reference to that inaner - Ti.3 fact of the Government of Great Britain srtidmg, nnuer existing circumstances, a Special evidences which till British Goveinment could r-1 i n nf in resneetfiil i-nnnllorofn r..t r itia . . m-w - 1' " - - wwjip "v vi v " riiy of its professions of a desire to cultivate ' : ..icabU relations with the United Stales; f . v r - . ii.t..,.1 . . , . ir.fi ve rears of see. wilh mueh talent for b,,.i. lie-is. end plain aud agreeable manners. The se lection of a mao of bis character for this trust is pi jr)fiiiional proof ol the earnestness of the pur v - of the British Government in tending him t is o collection of rules and precepts, for tan be' no general and sound revival ef business ' a thins with qcrlaiiityi ease, ami accjiraey. or of nredit." k J3MJ .Jgfjl m"L'U'-.L . ... .ii. vi I ' I, UffiTEP States Sematk Janatry 28. Mr. Graham presented a bill making all appro priation to re-open Roanoke Inlet, . Mr. G.eaid that, although, he had given notice of this bill several weeks since, he had delayed asking leave to introduce it until he could obtain certain information which he desired from a dis tinguished civil engineer, who had made a survey and report under the direction of tlie Legislature of North Carolina on the subject of re-opening Roanoke Inlet. The work was one of deeD con cern to the people of that Slate, whose General Assembly, at each of its two last sessions, had adopted resolutions urging it upon the attention of Congress as, in the highest deirree. important to the commerce and navigation of the Union. tie ueia in nia nanu a copy 01 these resolutions. , and of tho report of the engineer, (Maj.nwynn.j to -wmcn ne nau aireaav alluded, and wished to lay these on the table for the information of tlie Senate, and of the committee to whom tho bill might be referred. He would therefore, enter into no discussion ot tlio objects of tho bill at present, except to remark that Rranoke Inlet was once the direct channel of communication from Albemarle Sound to the Atlantic ocean J that, in nrocrss of time, it had been filled od. and tho wa ters of tho Sound were compelled to seek an out let byforcing their way southwardly to Pamlico sound, and thence through Ocracoke Inlet to the ra. By the change which (tad taken place, ves sels from the Albemarle, or any of its tributaries, bound to New York; or any 'northern port,, were obliged to take this southern direction put to sea at Ocracoke, and to perform a voyage of more than 120 miles to return to the latitude of Roa noke Inlet or Nags Head, encountering in its progress the expense of lighterago Qver shallows. me risns ot a narrow, difficult, ; and often chang ing channel, before reaching the ocean, and then the perils of doubling Cape Hatleras, which ma riners more dread than' almost any part of the American coast, This bill contemplates re-open ,,R..lne1ncieut entrance to Albemare sound, near 80 miles north of Cape Halteras, by forcing a passage through a and beach, about one-half or tnree-tourths of a mile in extent, and thus avoid' ing all the difficulties and dangers of the present course of navigation. , It will be seen, in the re port of the ensinoer, that the commerce, now la- I boring under these impediments, amounted annu ally to at least 3,000,000: that it furnishes em ploymenl to more than 100,000 tons of shipping; is one of the best nurseries of American seaman in all our coasting trade; yet that the burdens un der which it is carried on, and the frightful loss of human life which attended it for want of the old Inlet, ara Umosl incredible. Whether, thera: fore, the work proposed be regarded as opening a new harbor, ot rclnge for our commerce from an enemy in time of war, or from the frequent and tiolent storms of that coast, as relieving our seamen and vessels from tlie dangers of shipwreck or as freeing the commerce of one of the most productive sections of tho country- a section more extensive in territory and more populous than several of the. States" of the Union from burdens of the most oppressive character, it equal ly demanded the favorable and immediate aiten- uon oi toe uovernment. The bill was read a first and second time, and referred loa Committee on Commerce. ! ' PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES. We have tho pleasure (says the Philadelphia American) of laying before our numerous readers, in advance of all our competitors, the following interesting facts derived from official sources, ac cording to the last census of the United feUttcs; Wheat IN o. of bushels raised, , 84,823,272 Rye, ' do. Oats, - do, Indian Corn, dp Buckwheat, do Barley, do do 18,615,567 128,071,341 377,531,875 7,291,743 4,101,504 108,208,000, 155,100,809 80,841,422 219,163,319 do do do do do Potatoes, do , Sugar, pounds. nice, do Tobacco, do Cotton, do . 790,479,275 do value of-manufactured goods, $10,350,458 do capital invested, $51,103,359 Wool, pounds grown, 35,802,114 . do value of manulaclured goods, 92U,ouo,Uuu do capital invested, $15,755,124 Cest Iron, tons produced, 286,902 197,233 31,239,453 . 863,489 . 27,Cd3,19l 10,305 '41,002,627 $10,943,507 $10,529,620 do Bar Iron do Lead, pounds do Coal, Anthracite, tons, ' do Bituminous, bushels Distilleries, number, Gallons produced, Lumberrvalue, , Fisheries, capital invested, The New Express of Monday says . The advices that our . Packets are reluming wilh large freights, and unusually full cargoes of British Uood., has cteated no small apprnension among capitalists'. An influx of Foreign Goods ia neither wanted i;r desirable, in the condition the Currency is in, the country lias not tho means to pay lor them, .Last year, upwarus oi nine millions ol dollars were sent out ol trie country from this port alone. The great staple cottoii is unpreceuentedly low and leaves noi raucu more than two thirds in amount to what it formerly did. Under these circumstances a largo amount of sur- plus goods cannot be paid for. , At a public meeting recently held at Memphis, TemWsee, strong resolutions were passed con demning the conduct of the Locefoco Senators, in reference to their relusal to elect me two v. a. Senators from Tennessee. One of the resblu- liona ""requests Henry Clay -of Kentucky and ffiU'tam V. Preston of South Carolina, as far as is compatible with their constitutional obligations to their own States, to watch over, protect, and defend the peculiar, interests of Tennessee, and (says the resolution) we do hereby adopt tnem as our Senators as fully and completely as it is in our powerso to do, considering them in all respects worthy to represent tne rignis, interests, and dignity of the State. - The New York American in giving a, stale ment of the finances in this country, preparatory to the departure of he Britannia irom Boston io j iiiverpopi, sajs opinion of the state and prospects of the financial I and rnmmercial affairs of the country, under the v - . . a impression of such gloomy feelings as now pos- sess us.) It is not that the elements and means nf nmsneritv amon? us ale diminished; the earth has been bonouful, tl.e seasan propii.ons-healt h U in our borders and industry slackens not its 4nl.hm fimfidtnce. tho faith ot man in man, oi enmmunities 10 each other of all in tlicir Gov eriimflnt is wantin?. Until that canW re-estb- lisliia-vand we confess with regret, wo .see no liritt of such a desirable coiisuinmauon there w o - - , , . I 1 From tht Eakigh Star. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS No. . The first branch xif the scheme of internal in& provements proposed in a former number, is a McAdamisea Turnpike from Raleigh to Ashe ville,ln Buncombe county. We insist that the only prudent and successful mode of accomplish ing any great and useful plait of improvements in North Caroljna, will be to undertake' and finish but one branch of it at a ume and we contend that the one which demand the most immediate attention of the State is the proposed Turnpike. The questions may now arise, can we procure the money for constructing this work f and if so, can we get it without borrowing, or taxing the people f To both these questions we re spond in the affirmative. Two hundred and for ty miles of road will unite ua-with Asheville. This, at $3,000 per mile, would cost $720,000. This estimate is made Tor thoroughly McAda miaed road all the way. ' Maj. Gwynn thinks a common turnpike would cost only $800 per mile. Suppose, then, 100 miles of the way be construct ed upon this plan, and, to be liberal in the esti mate, that it will cost $1,000 per mile ; the total amount for 100 miles would be $100,000. The remaining 140 miles, McAdamised at $3,000 per mile, would cost 420,000 j which would give us the road for the sum of $520,000. ; . ' The largest pum here stated, (which we prefer taking, as it will McAdamize every foot of the road, and make it as firm and as permanent as the mountain rocks,) may be raised without either oorrowing or imposing one cent additional taxa tion. Agreeably to a report made to the last Le gislature, the Internal Improvement Board alrea dy possesses a fund equal to nearly half the a- mount, it consists ot bonds which are daily augmenting from interest for . ,, Cherokeo lands, $29-1,283 23 On Individuals nnd Corporations, ' " , - (loans,) 30,771 62 $325,049 75 Let this be appropriated to tho work ; and by the luno it is expended, beginning at Raleigh, and completing the road 'os it progresses, toll will be coming in to aid in carrying It on the balance of the route ; and if this should prove an unavail ing source, the portion of thcproceeds of the pub lic lands justly due and coming to North Caroli na, will be amply sufficient to finish not only this important branch, but to accomplish our whole system of internal improvements. But suppose it were necessary to borrow one or two millions of dollars, in the establishment of the great works alluded to in this and our former numbers; it would be but as a dust in the balance when weighed against the incalculable advanta ges which would result to every section and eve ry citizen of the State. And it is the opinion of those best qualified to judge that, these works would pay back the amount expended in their construction, both principal and interest, with ease and promptitude. It is true some of the States have acted unwise ly in involving themselves in heavy debts for but little purpose. But those who have managed pru dently, have by their improvements, excited uni versal applause and 'rniunthn.s-ly?y''''1 In 1839, the Slate debt of Pennsylvania Was more than $28,000,000, of. which $22,000,000 was incurred for publie improvements. The Hon. W. B. Shepard, in an able and eloquent re port made to our Legislature in 1839, estimates the value of the Pennsylvania public works at 23 luiuiuiia ui uuiiais, jinn ritcb it uo iiiit uuimuii that if the State were disposedto sell her works :lt: :j..n -.i l: at public auction, they would probably bring oao .v would nrobablv brine ouo million of dollars more than they cost, without estimating the vast increase of wealth these works have created to the State at large. Previous to the Qommencement of the public orks, it is said that the wheat frequently rotted in the barns of the farmers in the interior of that State, and a largo portion of the population of Philadelphia suffered for want of bread and work - Mr. Slicp. ard slates also, that the Pennsylvania State Works, although executed by the State alone, and at a cost of near twenty per cent, more than was necessary, nearly paid, the second year after their full operation, six per cent on cost. New York has outstripped eveh Pennsylvania jn this noble career, and leads off in this majestic race in a manner calculated to win the regard and affection of her sisters, and to engage the atten tion and admiration of the civilized world. Her system of canalization, for extent, -boldness and durability, has never been surpassed. She now possesses about 900 miles in extent, at the moder ate cost of 20 millions. Rail Roads nearly every where traverse her surface ; and in 1835 a com pany was organized for constructing a Rail Road from theHudson - to- Lake Erie,- through her southern territory, a distance of 350 miles. Most, if not all of this has been effected by the credit system."" " : At the revolution, tlie population of New York was not greater than ours, and we unquestionably surpassed her in the richness and variety of. our productions. The means which have enabled hertowiilk ahead of us, are too apparent to .be commented on. She was not afraid to go ahead; she pushed forward wilh public spirit and ener gy m Hie prosecution of useful enterprise, and the world sees the result. And will North Carolina continue to hesitate to pply the means which she has already at com-, mandf Is she determined forever to stand ti, whilst all lier sisters are advancing so rapidly in the career of improvements, when she has only to put forth ner hand, (being under no necessity, sings tney.are realizing i a young man .4u. - ders his nersonal patrimony. rirnonv. we call turn a soenu- thrift. What shall we be called, if, by avarice, - . ',- , . . ... negligence and inactivity, we suffer tins great common inheritance ofjjiill and flood and field to go to prenlature and total ruin and decay I Quick work.Qen. Cadwallader Irving, the lnte Cnmmissarv General of the Army, diou in the c tv of I'h ade n i a at 10 O'ciocn on oaiur- dav nioht some two or three months ago. It so hannened. that at that hour, Mr. KODen . i yier, the sou of President Tyler, was lingering over his wine atlhe dinner table of ft Mr. lyson. m the same c tv. The death ol Uen. irvmg was duly reported at the convivial board. At 12 of the same night, Mr. l yson was on ins way 10 Washington, with a letter irom Mr. ivooen i y ler to his father in his pocket.- He reached Washington on Sunday" morning immediately saw ihe President ; was promised the vacant ol- ; remaineo unui xuomiay, wucn .... .. r .. i.-in.!.: i. f.-... ,u. I . i . . t..j i 'I'noa. i nth iiAmAA-'uiv" ai p.BftPV - f"niiiiiv. iviBHsaciiU" t duuiu 'uiuiiiiti in rciciuuuo w uic iiiiuriBunirieni day -and the poor dead officer was buried on ,etli, for the Senate of that State; and it is not of foreign colored seamen. A motion was made rtrdM-li' not wonderful that so disgust- oi fofll weck8 iinc, he;receiyed hoiye 7 of nnited L of Me Democratic members of , rose, and in W, Mjr ; Tyson.-' Fay Obserytr. . the Legislature for that office. JV. Y. Com. but warm terms, opposed (he passage of the rcso- - Wednesday February 9, 142. By reason of the high wind which prevailed for nearly forty-eight hours, there was no steam er here from Charleston between Thursday morn ing last and Saturday night. " The ignorance of American affairs and of the geography of the United 6tales,exhibited so often by the people of England and the English news papers, has been frequently noticed. We have met with two instances in looking over some late J numbers of the Leeds Mercury- - , .- , That paper of the 4th of December informs its readers that General Scott has been taken up very generally by the Whig party, and stands a fair chance of succoeding to the Presidency, and that tlie annexation of Texas to the United States was one of the subjects which would engage the attention of Congress at its present session. ' The same paper of the 1st of January, speak ing of President Tyler's Annual Message, says he recommends that Congress should Contribute towards the expense of an efficient police for the purpose of giving better protection to life and property in New York I . , One f the editors of the paper in question was lately a member of the British Parliament. MR. BOTTS AND TUB' SECRETARY OP THE NAVY. It has been seen that Mr. Botls.of Virginia, on the floor of the House of Representatives, in the debate ol the 27th ult., charged the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Upshur, wilh " being an open avowed and undisguised advocate for the dissolu tion of the Union, and relerred to a conversa tion held between tliera in which these sentiments were avowed, without condition or qualification. This Mr. Wise denied, and subsequently address ed a note to the Secretary desiring to know whether in assuming' the responsibility of mak ing the denial he, Mr. W., had done the Secreta ry injustice.- In reply to this, Mr. Upshur says ho has no recollection of having ever held a con versation with Mr. Botts on any subject .whatev er, and asserts that the truth of the charge made against him cannot be proved by any witness who is himself a man of truth, that he never has advocHed a dissolution of the Union, without qualification or condition but admits that he had expressed a decided preference for dissolution over the establishment of a system which he re gards as fatal to all true liberty. For instance, the success of the abolition movement, or tho es tablishment of a consolidated government. ; This has brought out Mr. Botts, in the Nation al Intelligencer, bespeaking the publie patience for a few days, until he can collect together the I testimony on which he relies to prove the truth of the charge made agai;:st Mr. Upshur in the House of Representatives. He says 'I take nothing back that I have said, on the contrary, I repeat that he wat an open " ,t . , j, , , . unqualified, tmdisginsed, and boasted advocate for an immediate dissolution of the Union ; and I will now add, without qualification or limitation, since he seeks to circumscribe and mystify his position, lie denies it, and says i cannoi prove t by any man who is himself a man of truth, f his liffiilatjon would probably deprive me Ol I the benefit of the Hon. Secretary himself. Nev ertheless, I shall use it; I shall make him a prom inent witness in his own case; but I shall not be content to rely, upon his testimony alone. A question of veracity is thus raised between n. Either he or I have told a falsehood. . All I ask is, that the consequences may be visited with the utmost severity upon my head if I do not prove satisfactorily that the Hon. Secretary is the guilty man."..,,,. : The trial of John C. Colt, in New York, for the killing of Mr. Adams, resulted in the rendi tion of a verdict against him of murder in the first degree.! This trial, from the extraordinary circumstances of the case, caused an intense ex citement in that city, and much interest else where. During its progress, the head of the mur dered roan, in.a horrid slate of corruption, - was cut off front Ms body, brought from the tomb. and exhibited in court, to determine the question whether a certain wound in the skull was caused by a pitolbaU,.ftrJy n hatchet.' His council as a part of the defence read' the confession published on our first page, with the purpose no doubt of making it appear that the act was done in self defence, and thereby inuu cing a verdict of manslaughter" or justifiable ho micide. 'The reading of this confession caused a thrill of horror in the crowded court room, and room, probably operated injuriously, upon the cause of .y y? ? .tr "".'T'"- . . . -, . . - i:nU' r.nnnnl have civen notice ol an intention notice of an intention to file a bill of exceptions with a view to obtain- ing a new trial. For that reison sentence has .Ail.Mii naaoMl. w.w..,.- ......... s . i , 1 ; A "Literary Association nas ocen lormcu ai Hillsborough. N. C The Hon. Frederick Nash is President, Dr. Jas. S. Smith, Col. Cadwalla- der Jones, and Rev. Robert Burwell, Vice Pre- sidents, Dennis Hearlt, iSecretary, ana ur. Wal- ter A. Norwood Treasurer. . , - ; ' r ,,. ,k We had quite a heavy thunder andl.ghlniftg storm on Monday at mm-uay. ... i .. ... It turns out that' one of the ' traitors", who signod the, memorial for . a dissolution of the I . . V. , ...tl.l'l .4 Union, tno preseniauon oi wiucu una cauwu pv " THE (IRONICIiE. . much uDroalr in Congress, was jho candidate of tain, and this Government and the Governor of COXGSESSIOXAL SETTS. . SENATE. " 7 Monday Jan. 31. The Treasury Note Bill as amended by tlie House was presented to the Sen ate and received the signature of the President of the same. (It was on the same day signed by the President of the United States.) ' ' Mr. Simmons of Rhode Island announced in a feeling manner to the Senate the decease on Saturday of his colleague, Mr. Dixon, After passing the usual resolutions for wearing mourn' iiig &e., and taking 'order for the funeral the Senate adjourned.' ? 's' v ; ; -rThe funeral ! of Mr.-Dixon . took I placTJc-n Tuesday, and was attended by an immense con course of people, including the President, Heads of Departments, both Houses of Congress,' Fo reign Ministers, and other public functionaries. His remains were removed to Rhode Island lor interment. The followinggentlemen, members of the Senate, officiated asClJUearers. Messrs. Clay, Claytonj Sturgeon, K-.rt, Berrien, Pren tiss.- - There was no session on Tuesday. 2d. The morning houf was taken jip with i debate on a memorial asking an appropriation for the defence of a harbor on one of the northern lakes. Mr. Clay advocated the propriety of Such appropriations as . belonging to the ' same class with appropriations for Atlantic harbors. Mr Preston declared his opposition to the whole sys tem of appropriations for the benefit of harbors, contending that their improvement belonged ex clusively to the States, in their individual capa city. ' Mr. Buchanan spoke at some length' on Mr. Clay's amcndment-of-the-Constitution resolutions, arguing against them 3d. On a motion to allow the Committee on Manufactures a clerk, the subjects of tariff, free trade, protection, die, were made topics of a debate which continued to a late, hour,' and in which various Senators participated. . The clerk was allowed. 4th Mr. Benton gave notice that he eliould move on Monday, that the Senate take up the bill to postpone the operation of the . Bankrupt Jaw. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The following are the resolutions offered by Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio, on Saturday, but not received by the House as not being in order. Besohed. That the Cons titution was " ordain ed and established" to form a "'perfect union" of these States and that Congress riot only has no authority to take any measures Tor the disso lution of that Union which it was thus created to defend and protect, but that it is the paramount duty of every department of this Government and all of the People of these States " indignantly to frown upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link to gether the various parts. ' ;" Resolved, That this House views with the ut most abhorrence the proposition to dissolve the Union of these States, contained in a petition of certain citizens of the town of Haverhill, in the State of Massachusetts, and presented by John Quincy Adams, a member from said State. JiesolveU, That said petition be not received. Jan. 31-ThA Snaakor nrcsented various re port from the different Departments, which were .1 nrAnroA tn ha nrintnd ' nnd werf. nnnronriatclv fe "V r . . . . . . lerreo. Numerous Senate Bills were then rend a first and second time, and referred to the committees properly having charge of the different subjects. Mr. Fillmore asked leave to report a bill from the Committee of Ways and Means, and no objec. tion was made. , Mr. F. then submitted a Bill for the relief and protection of American Seamen in foreign countries, and moved that it bo referred to a committee of the Whole and printed ; so or dered. Some conversation then passed about iho order of business, and Mr. Adams claimed, and took the floor, and was about to speak, when A message from the Senate announcing tne death of the Hon. N. F. Dixon was received, whereunon Mr. Tillinghast rose and delivered an eloquent eulogium upon the life and services of the vene rable deceased. The House then adjourned, after adopting the usual resolution. V Feb, I. No session of the House, . - -2d.- lie question of privilege was the order of business and, Mr. Adams called up the resolutions, three in number, which were read last week, for the in formation of the House, -Mrr A. insisted that their passage was necessary to put him in posses sion of materials for his defence. Mr. Gilmer inquired if it were the intention of the gentleman, provided the resolutions wore passed, to move a postponement oi tne suojeci; to which ' , '. - ' ' ' ' ' Mr. Adams replied, that as one on trial, for criminal charges, he should not answer the qucs lions of the prosecutor. - . Mr. Adams - was reolving. when Mr. . Jones of 1 ... ... ., r 'i --. . , - Md., moved to lay the whole subject oil the table Adams gave notice that after what had al- ready passed, holding himself no longer respon sible for tne wssie oi ume, ne our nevcrtneiess . , .1,1 A .k. -:u. Jf.l i.: lr I inienu, aliu cmiliicu mo iiui iw uoimiu iiiiuavii, anj held no man as his friend who sought any other termination ot this atiair than the direct vole, orno, pon the resolutions of the gentleman 7, A caji of the n0UM was here ordered, and 198 I members answered to their names. The yeas and nay were theu taken upon the motion to lay , . M . . , . . ' i . . ... . 89, noes 112 The question recurred upon the motion of Mr. Aualn for im passage oi nis mreo resolutions; menrsioi meso caning ior certain correspon dence between this Government and Great Bn- . ') louon as one which would revive aa excitraen that the whole South had hoped was allayed. Southern members were ready at.d desirous for peace and harmony. He knew ihe ournorf of all the gentleman was calling for, and it was a subiect . over which this House, and the worlcf, had no control. It belonged to his State and to her alone. It happened that S. Carolina found it necessary some years since to establish police regulations, for they were nothing more, with regard to foreign colored seamen.' ' It was found that black preachers came in ves--sels from abroad to stir up rebellion among the slaves, and it was a necessary precaution that the . Slate look, to place this plague under quarantine. All foreign colored persons were therefore incar cerated, as soon as the vessel bringing them had -cast anchor. It so happened that a black eook, by the name of Atkiuson, had come there in sir. English vessel and he was imprisoned; the Brit"" ish Consul sued out a habeas corpus, and Judge -Johnson decided that the law was nnconsiitution-V al. These were the facts, and he knew them be cause he was engaged in defence of the pity of Charleston. The United States Attorney Gene- ral at that time had given an opinion adverse to that 'of Judge Johnson, and justificatory of the law. - - - ; - - - Mr. Adams made some 'comments upon this statement, and asked whose opinion should have . most . we'ght, -that of a Judge of the Supreme . court, a native or the State of south Carolina, or that of the Attorney General! Mr. A. said he was willing, if required, to say tinder the solem- ' nity of an oath, that this correspondence was ne ressary to his defence. ,. ' Messrs." Warren,' Pickens and Smith, made some remarks, when the question was taken by yeas and nays and decided in the affirmative ayes 97, noes 96. - ',', The sccoud resolution relating to cireurastan-" ces connected with, the trial of Captain Bolton of the U. S. Navy, was then passed upon by yea and nays ayes 95, noes 84. " " . The other resolution was then read, when- . Mr. Wise rose and submitted an aWndment to the last resolution, to the effect that the Presi- . dent be requested to furnish all information on file in the Executive Department, or wherever , else it can be liad or obtained, touching the dis- closure made by Mr. Adams to Mr. Jefferson of the designs of the Federalists to bring about : dissolution of the Union. , - - Mr. Adams had no objection to the evidence it -self, but regarded it as irrelevant to his owtv peso , lutions. - - ' The Speaker decided it was not in order. Mr. Gentry moved to lay the third resolution on the table. c The yeas and nays were . then- ta ken, and it was decided by ayes 111, noys 54, to lay the third resolution aside. . . , Mr. Adams then rose, and after thanking the House for passing two of the resolutions which he had desired, went into a relation of tlie history of the "rise and progress" of abolition petitions. Seven years ago, during tho firat week of his membership in tin's House, he had presented a petition for the abolition of slavery , in this Dis trict, and had then stated that, he presented the . petition without concurring in its prayer. ; -:s, He said that much was said at the last session about conscience, and lie was one of those who allowed the President,. to act .in conformity with ' the dictates of his conscience. . lie claimed the same privilege for himself, He said, in presence of the House, and his God, that he acted from an irrepressible sense of duty in presenting all peti tions which were couched in respectful language. But, if a Bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia were to be brought in here to-morrow, he would vote against it. S : He was statnfg the ...manner in which this rcso- utton was sprung upon him by a conclave ol conspirators, and how it was intended to pass it without giving him any opportunity lor ueienco.-. . ooine conversation ensued betweon tne upcan- erand .Mr. A, when. Mr. Small, of Va, rose, but Mr. A. did not wish to bo interrupted., Mr. Smith said that ho was about to corrobo- rato something which the gentleman had said. Mr. Adams I say to tho gentleman "iwn ia liauxilio." .'i--y,fvW?ii. '-.' ' Mr. Adams eofttinuod his remark's. He did not deny the right of the House to try him inde pendently of" the Courts of justice, but as he had been accusad .of the crimes of subornation of perjory and high treason, what he asked was that the House would take some mode of giving .- hint the benefit of that trial which lliey had re- -fused him before tho courts of law. Mr. Sum mers of Va., moved that the whole subject be re-... forred to a select committee to report what course of proceedings should be pursued thereon, and moved the previous question, but gave way to Mr. Gilmer who took the floor in defence of his own resolution of censure on Mr. Adams. .., , vi.'. 8d. After some unimportant preliminary bu- smess, ,.- ' a Mr; Gilmer resumed his speech of the day be v fore. i. At tho outset of his remarks Mr. G. ex pressed a willingness to withdraw his resolution of censure if the gentleman from Mass. would also withdraw the petition which gave rise to it, ; Mr. G. pausing for an answer, MrV Adams rose and repealed that ho had been actuated by a sense of duty in presenting the pe tition, and had not been convinced ot the impro priety of the act ho deohned, of course, to with draw it.1 51 -r- Mr. Gilmer lamented that anything should have occurred to give rise to the present proceed ings, but insisted upon the justice of his own -coursd. " In commenting opon the extent to which Mr. A. carried his notions upon the sacred right of petition, he remarked that it seemed to him r that the'gentleman took an abstract view of this ight, and that he ought to be classed with him self, and some others in the Hot so, who had ob tained ,the soubriquet of "Abstractionists." ' Mir. G. made a speech of about an hour in -length, and was considerably more moderate than ' those who preceded him on the same side; his chief objection to the petition itself was, that it served to familiarize the minds of the people with the idea of rebellion and disorganization. When he concluded, several gentlemen tried to get the floor, but the Sneaker recognized Mr. Gushing, who. however, : after expressing, a hope that he might have an opportunity of be ing heard upon the subject, as the petitioners ! were his own constituents, gave way to Mr. Adams, who, seeing that the House were not disposed to grant him the delay necessary to produce documentary evidence irt his " defence, and that there was a disposition to hurry his trial, -1 proceeded in a set speech in his own vindication, To the very Interesting speech of Mr. A., which Is hot yet Concluded, (says the Indepen' dent) we dare not undertake to apply condens ing power; . It was Newton, w think, who said ' -
Wilmington Chronicle (Wilmington, N.C.)
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